Calm in the Vet School

Well,
this week there is a calm, almost a relaxed feeling throughout most
of the school. The first,
second, and third year classes have all made it through their weeks
full of midterm exams, and now we have a moment to breathe. Many of my classmates, and
myself, have finally been able to watch those TV shows we have on
the DVR, or catch up with those friends we've ignored for two
weeks. As I sit in the
computer lab typing this blog, I can hear classmates around me
enjoying silly websites and facebook… things we haven't allowed
ourselves to enjoy in the weeks leading up to midterms. The previous couple of weeks have
been stressful, and difficult to power through, but we have made
it, and there is visible relief and joy on every students face.
We are so grateful to have
this time to remember that we do enjoy vet school, we enjoy each
other's company and we really are living the dream. This week is the only true week
that we have a break in school, the only week that we can sit back
and relax before we have to get back to the books. The students can feel the
Holidays almost upon us, and the school is full of anticipation.
It may only be October, but
the vet school is poised and ready for the Holidays to be here, at
least I know the students of the second year vet school class are!
We are past the midpoint of
the semester, now we just look forward to Holidays and a downhill
slide through the second half of the semester. Don't get me wrong, this downhill
slide will have plenty of studying and hard work as we prepare for
our last exams and of course, finals. Soon we will all be back in the
fight of exams, studying and trying to make everything stick in our
brains. We will be trying
to manage our time as we prepare for four finals in four days that
first week of December. But, for now we can breathe and
think of nothing but the wonderful fall weather that is finally
upon us. For now we relax,
and all around us we feel the calm before the storm of finals, we
take the deep breath before the plunge.